Mile 215 Report
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
October 20, 2018
The beach was very clean, I only found a single old toothbrush.
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The beach was very clean, I only found a single old toothbrush. Weather was comfortable on the walk south, but wind picked up severely on our way back up the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 20. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 13. RVs/Buses parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
saw a couple of sea lions swimming in the bay
Beached Birds
Surprised to say I didn't see any stranded birds
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
there was a dead ray (maybe a skates?) decomposed, but "wings" were still in tact.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
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JuliaAndLuna
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
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Marney Roddick
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Most important observations was the dead Cassin's auklets
David Davis
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One of the dead birds was a gull, am unsure what the other two were.
Roddick
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Had hail for part of the walk.
JuliaAndLuna
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
The beach was very clean, I only found a single old toothbrush.
JuliaAndLuna
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Nothing of special note.
R Bayer
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Although this is my first posting, I've walked this mile for the last year.
B Pope